An award-winning venue portfolio seeks a Sales Executive to be responsible for client account development through enquiry handling and proactive sales, working on new business opportunities when required. You will have experience in a client-facing venue sales role, with strong negotiation and administration skills.

Main duties

Deal professionally on a daily basis with incoming enquires on a daily basis by phone, email or fax.

Ensure all enquiries and quotes are promptly followed up

Ensure cross-selling of other venues and services takes place at every opportunity

Ensure all provisional business is chased

Sell to the capacities of the meeting rooms to maximise yield and revenue

Prepare quotes for clients

Meet clients and carry out show rounds of the venue

Understand the venue sales targets and work towards sales strategies

Support the business development team with company research and pro-active sales activities such as mailers and prospecting

Research potential business target clients

Explore existing clients to ensure the company has identified all opportunities for revenue generation from each account/client by building and maintaining positive relationships.

Develop an excellent knowledge of the local market and implement a local prospecting plan to develop new business

Assist with and participate in corporate hospitality and promotional activity where required, both internally and externally

This role will suit a venue sales professional who has been used to a 50/50 split between reactive and proactive sales. A supportive team and training programme is in place to assist you in your role and the sky is the limit with this organisation.